End-of-Life and Palliative Care: Current Professional Approach and Debates

End of life and
current professional
approach

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Main body........................................................................................................................................3
End of life and current professional approach.............................................................................3
End of life and palliative care......................................................................................................3
Benefits of palliative care............................................................................................................4
Stages of end-of-life care.............................................................................................................5
Oncologist as a health-care service for cancer patients..............................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

Introduction
End-of-life and palliative care seeks to assist individualif individualare suffering from a life-
limiting or life-threatening illness. The emphasis of this form of therapy is on symptom
management as well as comfort and aid. This covers assistance with emotional and mental
health, as well as spiritual and social requirements (Fuentes and Pietrus, 2021). End-of-life and
palliative care also provides practical assistance with daily duties. The purpose is to grow the
quality of life as well as the quality of life of the family, friends, and caregivers. End-of-life and
palliative care are centred on the needs rather than the illness. If individual already have a
condition that can then be cured and will cause individual to die, end-of-life and pain
management will be recommended.
Main body
End of life and current professional approach
The first step in delivering end-of-life care is to recognise medical futility and the dying
process (EOLC). A credible mortality prediction is required to identify patients with whom
EOLC conversations can begin. These should be based on the doctor's objective and subjective
evaluation of medical futility and the dying process. Anyone in Victoria who has a life-limiting
or life-threatening illness is eligible for end-of-life and palliative care from a health provider.
Cancer, heart and lung illness, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease
and dementia, kidney diseases, stroke and other neuropathies, and other reality illnesses are
examples of disease life-limiting illnesses for that individual can then receive end-of-life and
palliative care. End-of-life and pain management, on the other hand, are not simply for patients
reaching the point of no return (Khandelwal and et.al, 2017).
End of life and palliative care
Individual can access end-of-life and palliative care if individual have a reality or
incurable continuing illness, independent of age, religion, origin, or beliefs. End-of-life and
palliative care are not exclusively for cancer patients. It is available to individual regardless of
the illness if individual require treatment to control symptoms such as discomfort or shortness of
breath. If individual need help dealing with tough emotions associated to the health, end-of-life
and palliative care are also available. This is sometimes referred to as'supportive care.' One or
more caregivers or close relatives may be providing care for the end-of-life needs in a variety of